Gastroenterology

Digestive Care for Kids

Occasional tummy troubles are a fact of life for most children. But when problems go beyond the usual belly aches, Nemours pediatric gastroenterology (GI) specialists are here to help. Our team of experts in digestive care and nutrition work together with other specialists to provide advanced therapies to give your child the best possible quality of life.

esophageal conditions (problems with the esophagus, the swallowing tube; includes gastroesophageal reflux disease and eosinophilic esophagitis, allergic inflammation of the esophagus)

failure to thrive (when children don’t gain weight or grow in height as expected)

feeding disorders

feeding intolerance requiring feeding tube placement (when a tube is inserted to deliver nutrition directly to the stomach via the nose — called a “nasogastric tube,” or “NG tube” — or through an opening in the abdomen — called a “gastrostomy tube,” or “G tube”)

gallbladder disease (problems with the gallbladder, an organ hidden just below the liver that helps with digestion)

gastroenteritis (an infection of the digestive tract, often called the “stomach flu,” which causes nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea)

upper GI endoscopy (a thin tube or scope with a tiny camera that’s inserted into the throat to view the digestive tract)

variceal banding (placing small rubber bands over varices — large veins in the esophagus, often from advanced liver disease)

Why Choose Us

Nemours’ children’s hospitals are known worldwide for research into pediatric digestive conditions. We’re at the forefront of care, providing life-changing disease-specific therapies and actively researching cures and treatments for kids. Our specialists have published in more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, and we’re proud to be part of the national pediatric inflammatory bowel disease improvement network ImproveCareNow .

We keep you and your child at the center of the care team by emphasizing thorough communication, coordinating appointments and, whenever possible, getting studies done on-site the same day. We offer innovative therapies and advanced technologies, including renowned pediatric surgical services and minimally invasive GI procedures. In addition to subspecialty expertise in very specific conditions, we work with our registered dietitians to provide nutritional support. Our care also includes state-of-the-art pediatric imaging expertise and behavioral health care and treatment, including cognitive behavioral therapy and counseling.

only pediatric hospital in Florida that’s part of PEDSnet (a network that pools patient information from eight pediatric health systems to help to produce new and better research into treatments for childhood illness and disease)

only Florida children’s hospital with academic appointments at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine — teacher the pediatric gastroenterologists of tomorrow